Thanks. It would cross a Rabbi's eyes, but I have figured out that if I send it to the EH&S people at UMass-Amherst who also has the curriculum information they
would be better at "using the ABIH" terminology as suggested. All I know is that 40 hours for what I have in mind is a short time and there will not be any wasted time, touchy-feely activities, or hanging out time. There will be quizzes and a final exam.
But that's for MY purposes, too. I self-certify my trainees. They will get a letter listing what I think they now know in terms of OSHA rules and other technical information.

The American Board of Industrial Hygiene (www.abih.org)
is the organization that oversees and manages certification of industrial hygienists and maintenance of the CIH. Information below is from the website. Near the middle of the info below is a section for providers of events and what a provider needs to consider
for participants who may want to claim CEUs or "maintenance points" in IH.

•Is targeted to the professional level (not technician or technoligist), advancing or enhancing the person's technical knowledge and/or skills,

•Has subject matter content that is:

•at least one hour of IH or safety related material, or

•ethics related (can be any duration).

CM credit is claimed at a rate of 0.167 CM point per each hour of technical content in the CM Areas of IH,
Safety, or IH Ethics. Fractional points are allowed once the one-hour minimum is acheived for IH or Safety events (e.g. 1.5 hours = 0.25 CM point).

•Use or claim the technical contact hours as provided by the Sponsor regardless of the actual time it takes to complete the course. Note that some Sponsors use CEUs (1 CEU = 10 technical
contact hours). If the total course hours are not provided by the Sponsor, caclulate the hours from an agenda or schedule (see note below).

•Track and claim your actual hours of attendance in the technical sessions.

Note: Claiming the maximum time at a conference usually means that you attended every possible technical session and you did not do any non-technical activity, e.g., breaks, networking, Vendor visits, awards,
social, etc.

As a matter of convenience, most Diplomates use the "3 hours/half day" estimate. As with courses, one (1) hour of technical contact time = 0.167 point.

Calculating the Technical Contact Hours From an Agenda

When calculating the technical contact hours from an agenda or schedule, the time can be;

ABIH - Diplomates are required to attend educational events but the Diplomate, not ABIH, will calculate the CM credit for an event. CM
credit claimed by Diplomates is based on technical contact hours of your event. See the CM credit calculation method above to better understand technical vs. non-technical contact hours.

Acceptable events must by IH or safety related, with a duration of at least one hour. Ethics events are also acceptable and can be any
duration.

Prior to 2011, ABIH provided an event review service where we issued CM points and CM Approval Numbers. That service was discontinued
and the use of the CM Approval Numbers is no longer valid or authorized by ABIH. ABIH encourages all Content Owners/Provider to discontinue use of the CM Approval Numbers and CM Point values previously awarded by ABIH.

Today, ABIH Diplomates simply want to know the number of technical contact hours in your event (not the CM points).

1. Suggested Language for Event

Event Providers or Sponsors arenotobligated
to communicate the technical contact hours or CEU value (if using the IACET system) for an educational event; however, doing so makes the event more attractive to ABIH Diplomates.

Some suggested language is provided below. ABIH does not require you to use this language. If your language deviates significantly from
what is listed below or you are concerned about the accuracy and clarity, ABIH will be glad to review and provide feedback to you. You will not be obligated to use the ABIH feedback.

One firm rule that ABIH does proactively review and enforce: Event Providers or Sponsors should not imply that ABIH has approved or endorsed
an event, even if the event was previously awarded CM credit by ABIH.

I've never bothered with getting a CIH since I've gone my own specialized way since 1977 when I started. So I am unfamiliar with the CEU credits that CIHs have
to get every year. Now I'd like to know more.

The reason is I'm teaching a 40 hour course in July at UMass-Amherst on Art Safety. It is designed for serious art students, teachers and EH& S people who need
to know more about art materials, processes, special ventilation for art, etc. The school is working on getting regular CEU credits for people taking the course, but I assume there is something special about AIHA CEUs, right?

I know CIH people have gotten these credits from enduring some of the trainings/presentations I've done at conferences and events, but I never paid any attention
to what that was all about.

I'd love to hear from anyone who can tell me if this is a valid idea, know who to talk to about application, etc.

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